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China warns of ‘selective military action’ in response to Nancy Pelosi visit to Taiwan

Democrat Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives. | Font: AFP

On Tuesday, the Chinese military vowed to launch “targeted military action” in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in open defiance of China.

“People’s Liberation Army” China is on high alert and will take a series of targeted military actions to counter this, protect national sovereignty and territorial integrity, stop external interference and separatist attempts to achieve “independence from Taiwan”, – said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense Wu Qian.

TV footage showed the 82-year-old Democratic MP arriving at Songshan Airport in Taipeiwhere she was received by Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu.

Visit shows ‘unconditional support’ USA to the island, although “it’s not against” the policy Washington in the direction ChinaPelosi, who belongs to the same party as President Joe Biden and is second in line to the presidency, said in a cabinet statement.

office Taiwanese also assured that the visit testifies to the “firm” support from Washington on an island of 23 million people.

Government Beijing I affirm that state joined deployed “extremely dangerous” actions and warned that “those who play with fire will die burned.”

The Taiwanese military denied this. Chinese aircraft They crossed the strait.

The “correct” way to visit the island

Nancy Pelosi’s visit Taiwan It has been the subject of all kinds of conjecture in recent days, and the Taiwanese government has not put it on its agenda.

This was announced on Monday by the official representative of the National Security Council, John Kirby. Pelosi he had the “right” to go to the island.

“There’s no reason why Beijing turn a possible visit, in line with longstanding US policy, into a crisis of sorts,” he added.

Kirby warned of the possibility China conduct a show of force, which may include launching missiles into the strait Taiwan or “large-scale” incursions into Taiwanese airspace.

Ministry of Defence Taiwan assured on Tuesday that the territory has the “determination, ability and confidence” to defend the island.

According to AFP


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